I'm really not King Jing of Zhongshan

Chapter 395 The Roar of the War Machine

"That's why Tiaohou thinks that the Huns will definitely knock down from the Mayi-Wuzhou line in Daibei after this autumn."

"The strength of the army is roughly between [-] and [-], and the time is after the fifteenth day of the eighth month in autumn and before the Yuanshuo in October in winter."

"In order to resist the Huns' invasion of the Mayi-Wuzhou line, Daibei must mobilize no less than [-] troops before the tenth day of the eighth month of autumn."

"According to Shaofu's calculations, the 40 troops will be stationed in Daibei for two months, plus going, returning, requisitioning, dispersing and other matters, a total of [-] shi will be spent on military rations."

"The consumption of the rest of the materials and military expenses can generally be maintained within [-] million yuan..."

Changle Palace, Changxin Palace.

After professional exchanges with Zhou Yafu, Liu Sheng came to the Changle Palace where his mother, Empress Dowager Jia, and grandmother, Empress Dowager Dou, were located almost immediately after he was able to clearly understand the military strength comparison and strategic situation of the Han and Hungarian sides.

It was no different from Liu Sheng's previous prediction: After hearing the data he gave, Empress Dowager Dou's indifferent face, which rarely changed, could not help showing bursts of hesitation.

Up to now, the war after this autumn can basically be said to be a certainty.

——The Huns will definitely come, and the Han family will never give in. There will be a fierce "friction" between the only big guys in the current plane of the East Asian monster room.

In this friction, the Huns considered how much they could get and how much they could earn;
On the other hand, the Han family can only consider how much they have to pay and how to lose less...

"Nearly 40 years have passed since Emperor Taizong Xiaowen's imperial conquest, but was disrupted by the rebellion of Jinbei King Liu Xingju, and then set a policy for our Han family to recuperate and accumulate strength."

"During the past 40 years, Emperor Taizong Xiaowen and Emperor Xian Xiaojing worked hard to govern and lived frugally, while at the same time swallowed their anger and endured humiliation in front of the Huns."

"I heard that there seems to be a saying among Confucian scholars in Kanto recently."

"—It is said that Emperor Taizong Xiaowen and Emperor Xian Xiaojing are in power, and they can be called together: the rule of Wenjing."

"Hey;"

"They said it lightly."

"It is said that it is a great rule and a prosperous age, but who knows how much Emperor Taizong and Emperor Xiaojing have spent and how much humiliation they have endured for this rule of the world?"

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"After many years of forbearance, I have finally reached the generation of the emperor. My Han family has finally cleared up its internal worries and can devote more energy to the Huns north of the Great Wall."

"Emperor, don't you know how heavy a burden you are carrying on your shoulders?"

He said something in a deep voice, causing Liu Sheng to nod his head slowly, and then he saw Empress Dowager Dou let out a long sigh, clenched her hand into a fist, and subconsciously tapped on her thigh.

While knocking, he didn't forget to say: "40 shi of grain, the discount is only 2000 million yuan, which is really not much."

"Investing an army of 5 people, the total cost is less than [-] million yuan, and it really makes people have no idea of ​​​​opposition."

"—At least compared to today, there are millions of dollars in the Shaofu, which is only [-] million dollars, and it is far from hurting the bones."

"But since it has been done, the emperor has to think clearly: What can the [-] million yuan be exchanged for my Han family."

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"At the time of Emperor Taizong Xiaowen, the court made a rough calculation: about 300 million yuan is enough for our Han family to defeat the Xiongnu, and we will no longer have to suffer from foreign invasion."

"The emperor wants to spend the [-] million yuan in Mayi-Wuzhou, what can I get for my Han family?"

"Is the thing in exchange worth the [-] million yuan? Is it worth one percent of the cost of 'killing the Huns'?"

"If it's not worth it, then instead of fighting, it's better to take a small part of the [-] million yuan. It's time to get married and bribe money."

"If it's worth it, then the emperor might as well say: What is the value of this battle?"

Saying these words in as calm a tone as possible, Empress Dowager Dou took a deep breath, and tentatively turned her face to her grandson Liu Sheng beside her.

On the side of Empress Dowager Dou, Tian Zisheng lowered his head with a smile under the worried eyes of his mother, Empress Dowager Jia, and began to ponder.

Is this battle worth it?
Of course worth.

If it was not worth it, Liu Sheng would not be able to reject the Xiongnu's marriage proposal so rigidly at the beginning of spring, and even completely change the Han Dynasty's consistent diplomatic and strategic strategies towards the Xiongnu.

The same principle: if it is not worth it, then at the beginning of spring, it is impossible for Empress Dowager Dou to let Liu Shenghu come, but she will make the decision at that time and agree to make peace with the Huns, and she will scold Liu Sheng by the way.

——Without that diamond, Liu Sheng wouldn't be able to take on that porcelain job!
Empress Dowager Dou and even the ministers of the Manchu Dynasty would not allow Liu Sheng to act willfully.

From another perspective: Since Liu Sheng successfully rejected the Huns at the beginning of spring, it means that in the eyes of others, it is time to be tougher on the Huns.

At least Empress Dowager Dou definitely thinks so.

Knowing this, Liu Sheng didn't have too many complicated emotions in his heart.

Taking a deep breath to adjust his breath, and then organize his words, Liu Sheng finally raised his head again, looking confidently at the side, this woman who controls the world of the Han family and the ancestral temple.

"Bingzuo the emperor's grandmother."

"The [-] million yuan was spent on Daibei this year, and my grandson thinks it's worth it."

"It's just that what the grandson thinks is worthwhile is probably slightly different from what the imperial grandmother thinks is worthwhile?"

Liu Sheng made a slightly playful probing, which caused Empress Dowager Dou to nod her head with a smile, and then nodded again, with an attitude of "willing to hear more about it".

After receiving Queen Mother Dou's statement, Liu Sheng finally put aside all his worries and confessed his thoughts.

"Just now, the emperor's grandmother mentioned this battle. The 40 shi of grain that our Han family has to invest is not too much."

"The fact is true - 40 shi of grain, the discount price is only 2000 million yuan, whether it is the government treasury of Xiangfu or the internal funds of Shaofu, they can easily take out the 40 shi of grain."

"The emperor's grandmother also said that the [-] million yuan needed for this battle is only one hundred and one percent of the money saved in the Shaofu. Even if it is all splashed, it will not hurt at all."

"But my grandson has never forgotten these years—in the past nearly 40 years, Emperor Taizong Xiaowen and Emperor Xian Xiaojing have endured humiliation that ordinary people can't bear in order to save the [-] million yuan."

"So don't say it is 300 million yuan, one hundredth of the money saved in the Shaofu—even if it is 30 million yuan or even [-] yuan, as long as it is not worth it, the grandson will never let down Emperor Taizong Xiaowen, Mr. Emperor Xiaojing has accumulated over the years."

"As for the value of the [-] million yuan spent, what is it worth..."

While talking, Liu Sheng did not forget to take out a thin book made of white paper from his pocket;
The lecture booklet was handed over, and at the same time, he did not forget to carefully describe the contents of the booklet for the grandmother who had almost lost her eyesight.

"This is calculated item by item by the Prime Minister and Internal History under the order of Emperor Xian Xiaojing - from the third year of Emperor Taizong Xiaowen BC to the ninth year of Emperor Xian Xiaojing, my Han family spent on marriage and dowry."

"When the first emperor was dying, he gave the bamboo slips containing this book to his grandson. It was not until recently that his grandson had someone transcribe it on paper and make it into a separate book."

"Emperor Grandmother may wish to guess: What kind of appalling figure did the Prime Minister and Internal History finally come up with?"

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"—26 million dollars!"

"From the third year of Emperor Taizong Xiaowen BC to the ninth year of Emperor Xian Xiaojing, in just 33 years, my Han family spent a total of 26 yuan in order to stabilize the Huns through marriage and dowry. There is more money!"

"This is just the cost of marriage and dowry."

"While getting married and dowry, the side wall of my Han family is still being plundered by the Huns year after year."

"And this item—military expenses for fighting the Huns, pensions for the killed and disabled soldiers, as well as the people looted by the Huns, money, food and materials are not included in the 26 million yuan at all."

"Or it should be said: These costs are simply too huge to be calculated..."

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"The emperor's grandmother said just now that if the [-] million yuan is thrown down, it must be exchanged for something. If it is not good, it will have to make some noise, so as to live up to the expectations of Emperor Taizong Xiaowen and Emperor Xian Xiaojing."

"Tiaohou also said before: Just like a businessman who travels abroad and needs to get enough returns, every time the Huns go south to buckle the border, they always don't forget to consider 'what they can get'."

"But in Sun'er's view, confrontation at the national level cannot be like that of the Huns, where the most important thing is how many people, materials, money and food they have grabbed."

"—For foreign wars, of course, you need to exchange for a return that is not much different from the investment, but this report does not necessarily gain or lose the slaves and goods obtained by looting."

"Just like this battle, what my grandson wants to get in exchange for [-] million yuan is something invisible, intangible, but precious to my Han family and to the people of the world..."

The confident words did not arouse the empress dowager Dou's obvious emotional changes. She only nodded slightly, and waited for Liu Sheng's next words again.

Seeing Liu Sheng ponder for a moment, then adjusted his breath, Fang continued: "Since Emperor Taizong Xiaowen, and even Emperor Taizu Gao, our Han family has long been used to seeing the Huns, so we hurried to discuss marriage matters. .”

"It has been more than sixty years since the Han Dynasty, and getting married has become a common thing for people all over the world."

"——At the time of Emperor Taizu Gao, almost everyone in the world felt humiliated when he made peace with the Huns;"

"——When Empress Dowager Lu was in power, she humiliated Empress Lu with a book, which aroused the grief and indignation of all the people in the world!"

"—But when Emperor Taizong Xiaowen came, when people in the world heard that the imperial court was going to marry the Huns, most of them would just say 'that's the only way'."

"At the time of Emperor Xian Xiaojing, people in the world even heard that the Xiongnu mission had arrived in Chang'an, and they no longer paid attention to this matter."

"It seems that people in the world have long been accustomed to it, and they are sure that the court will make peace with the Huns without thinking, just like eating and sleeping."

"What worries my grandson the most is: the truth, and it is true..."

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"Since the great ancestor established the Han Dynasty, our Han family has suffered from the internal worries of the princes and the external troubles of the barbarians."

"Emperors of all dynasties endured humiliation and secretly accumulated strength to wait for the time. They never forgot the siege of Taizu Baideng and the humiliation of Empress Lu."

"But what about the people of the world?"

"In the past so many years, the throne of my Han family has been passed down to the seventh generation of emperors. People in the world still remember my Han family. Why did they want to make peace with the Huns?"

"—I'm afraid not many people remember..."

"I am afraid that there are not many people in the world today. I remember that the original intention of my Han family's marriage was to make false claims to the Huns in order to gain time to strengthen myself."

"In a few years, I'm afraid there will be such a situation in the Kanto—the grandson asked his father and grandfather: Why did the Han family endure such humiliation and make peace with the Northern Barbarian Huns?"

"The grandfather had no choice but to shake his head and replied: It seems that since the beginning of Pangu, the Han family has been making peace with the Huns..."

Listening to Liu Sheng's low-toned and forceful voice, Mrs. Dou's smile faded from behind;

When they heard the last sentence, "We have been married since the beginning of Pangu", there was no trace of gentleness at all.

After thinking for a long time with a gloomy face, he slowly turned his head and stretched out his hand towards the grandson beside him.

After Liu Sheng hurriedly took his grandmother's hand and squeezed it again as if emphasizing it, Empress Dowager Dou finally took a deep breath...
"The emperor thinks, is it time?"

"Is it time to tear yourself apart with the Huns?"

"Many horse gardens in the northern border have not yet started to produce war horses; there are hardly many elite cavalry in the ranks..."

"—If you only look at cavalry and war horses, it's really not the time yet."

"—But if we consider that if we continue to procrastinate, our Han family's strength of character will be bent and weakened by the years. My grandson thinks that I am afraid that we can no longer procrastinate."

"—Even if it is to let the world know: my Han family never intends to bow to the Huns, this battle, my grandson must fight!"

"—Sun Er wants to let the whole world, even the Huns, know that the new emperor of the Han family, the son-emperor who has not yet ruled in person, is still a tough nut to crack!"

"—and this bone is harder than any previous one!"

"——It's not because of my grandson, I really dare to expect myself to be better than Emperor Taizu Gao, Emperor Taizong Xiaowen, and Emperor Xian Xiaojing."

"——It is because my grandson stands on the shoulders of the past emperors of my Han family with his insignificant body, that he can look down on the sky..."

For a moment, Empress Dowager Dou frowned almost invisible to the naked eye;
But after a while, the grace that belonged exclusively to the Empress Dowager Han, and the slack eyes that belonged exclusively to the Empress Dowager Dou—dark, lifeless, yet palpitating, reappeared in the Changxin Hall.

It was just as the Empress Dowager Dou changed her standing body, this war machine named 'Liu Han' began to make a heavy roar.

"Jia Dalang is doing the affairs of the Shaofu, the emperor should do it as soon as possible."

"Since we want to fight, there must be someone sitting in the Shaofu's position..."

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"In the spring of next year, the emperor will perform the crowning ceremony."

"Tell Taichang to remember and prepare early..."

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"Ask Zhou Yafu to come see me."

"I haven't seen him for so many years, but I really miss him..."

(End of this chapter)